WATERBURY -- Mayor Neil M. O'Leary issued a letter Monday to the state liquor control division saying the regulatory agency shouldn't grant a liquor permit to a local strip club that was the scene of a recent gunfight that left three people wounded.

O'Leary, the city's former police chief, cited the number of calls for police service, including serious felonies, at Pandora's Cabaret as part of the reason why the liquor commission should deny the permit. He went on to state that he believed the club's continued operation would have an "adverse effect on public safety and quality of life" in the city.

The attention on the Washington Avenue club from police and city leaders comes following a wild shootout on March 22, when three people were hit by some of the 29 bullets that were fired in a melee that broke out in Pandora's parking lot. Police arrested one of the suspected gunmen last week, but have yet to name any other suspects.

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